J O Hambro takes 4 from Pyramis to launch U.S. smidcap strategy

Thorsten Becker, Arun Daniel and Vincent Rivers have been named portfolio managers and Eric Yi has been hired as a trader at J O Hambro Capital Management, said company spokesman Tucker Hewes.

The four will manage the firm's new U.S. smidcap equity strategy, to be launched later this quarter. Capacity for the strategy has been set at $5 billion. The team is based in Boston and also plans to launch a global smidcap equity strategy. J O Hambro does not currently manage any smidcap strategies.